The Municipality of Zreče (; ) is a municipality below the slopes of

Pohorje Pohorje (), also known as the Pohorje Massif or the Pohorje Mountains (, ''Bacherngebirge'' or often simply ''Bachern''), is a mostly wooded, medium-high mountain range south of the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia. According to the traditio ...

in northeastern

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. Its seat is the town of

Zreče Zreče (; ) is a town in northeast Slovenia and is the seat of the Municipality of Zreče. It lies on the slopes of Pohorje in the upper valley of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in th ...

. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Geography

The municipality covers an area of at the foothills of the Pohorje range between . The central part of the municipality is highly segmented with much of the northern part with hills with an elevation of over and a

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typi ...

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Zreče, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bezovje nad Zrečami * Boharina *

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* Čretvež * Črešnova * Dobrovlje * Gorenje pri Zrečah * Gornja Vas * Gračič * Koroška Vas na Pohorju * Križevec * Lipa * Loška Gora pri Zrečah * Mala Gora * Osredek pri Zrečah * Padeški Vrh * Planina na Pohorju * Polajna * Radana Vas * Resnik *

Rogla Rogla () is a peak on Zreče Pohorje () in the Municipality of Zreče in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Name Rogla was attested in written sour ...

* Skomarje * Spodnje Stranice * Stranice * Zabork * Zlakova

Administration

The current mayor is Boris Podvršnik. The mayor leads the municipal council and oversees the implementation of its decision. He is responsible for implementing the county policy and supervises the work of the municipal administration, public services, institutions and funds. The distinctive yellow and green coat of arms and flag of Zreče were adopted in September 1995. It is yellow, vertically divided with a green heart with two wavy lines at the bottom of it.

References

External links

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Municipality of Zreče on Geopedia

Municipality of Zreče website

1994 establishments in Slovenia {{Zreče-geo-stub